Quiz: Cell Organelles and Their Functions
1. This organelle functions in cellular respiration:
lysosome
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondrion
golgi apparatus
2. The organelle functions to package and deliver proteins:
lysosome
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondrion
golgi apparatus
3. Cell organelles are located within the ____ of the cell.
nucleus
cytoplasm
cell membrane
lysosomes
4. The endoplasmic reticulum functions to:
transport materials
destroy old cell parts
make ribosomes
package proteins
5. Genetic material is contained within the ___ of the cell.
ribosomes
cytoplasm
nucleus
nucleolus
6. This organelle is responsible for destroying worn-out cell parts:
lysosomes
mitochondrion
golgi apparatus
ribosomes
7. The _____ controls what enters and leaves the cell.
mitochondrion
golgi apparatus
nucleus
cell membrane
8. The rough endoplasmic reticulum has ____ located on it.
lysosomes
cytosol
ribosomes
proteins
9. Located within the nucleus, it is responsible for producing ribosomes:
centrosome
nucleolus
lysosome
endoplasmic reticulum
10. Which structure is directly responsible for the formation of proteins within the cell.
lysosomes
vacuoles
centrioles
ribosomes
Quiz: Parts of the Cell
1. What part of the cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting things?
ribosomes
lysosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
vacuole
2. Identify the organelle pictured.
chloroplast
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
mitochondria
3. What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway?
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
cell membrane
mitochondria
4. Which of the following would you NOT find in a bacterial cell?
DNA
cell membrane
golgi apparatus
ribosomes
5. Which of the following is found in plant cells, but not animal cells?
cell wall
vacuole
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum
6. The jellylike interior of the cell is called the:
vacuole
cytoplasm
cytoskeleton
nucleus
7. Identify the organelle.
golgi apparatus
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
lysosome
8. What part of the cell makes proteins?
ribosomes
mitochondria
lysosomes
vacuole
9. Where are ribosomes usually located in animal and plant cells?
inside the nucleus
near the cell membrane
on the endoplasmic reticulum
inside the vacuole
10. What part of the cell serves to process, package and export proteins?
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleolus
golgi apparatus
Cells - The Units of Life
Practice Test
1. Cytoplasm is made mostly of _________.
a. gelatin
b. chemicals
c. water
d. vitamins
Hint
2. Which of the following does NOT have organelles?
a. fungi
b. algae
c. bacteria
d. plants
Hint
3. Chloroplasts capture energy from the __________ to make food.
a. Sun
b. Moon
c. stored sugar
d. soil
Hint
4. Plants, algae, and many bacteria make their own food through the process of
__________.
a. metabolism
b. cellular respiration
c. photosynthesis
d. digestion
Hint
5. What is the smallest unit of life in all living things called?
a. a cell
b. a molecule
c. bacteria
d. an atom
Hint
6. Which of the following are the smallest organisms on Earth?
a. shrimp
b. mold
c. bacteria
d. algae
Hint
7. Cells that form a system through which water, food, and other materials move in a
plant are __________.
a. block shaped
b. long and tubelike
c. round
d. brick shaped
Hint
8. What part of the cell helps control what enters and leaves the cell?
a. cytoplasm
b. mitochondrion
c. cell membrane
d. nucleus
Hint
9. Groups of similar cells that all do the same sort of work are called __________.
a. cell systems
b. organ systems
c. organs
d. tissues
Hint
10. Where does cellular respiration occur?
a. in the mitochondrion
b. in the lungs
c. in the chloroplasts
d. in the vacuole
Hint
11. Which of the following is NOT an organ?
a. bones
b. the heart
c. skin
d. blood tissue
Hint
12. Where is the hereditary material located in the cell?
a. the nucleus
b. the mitochondrion
c. the vacuole
d. the cell membrane
Hint
13. What is the function of a nerve cell?
a. to store fat
b. to receive and deliver messages
c. to contract and relax muscles
d. to form a protective layer for your body
Hint
14. Put the level of organization in order from smallest to largest.
a. cells, organs, tissues, and organ systems
b. organ system, organs, tissues, and cells
c. organs, tissues, cells, and organ system
d. cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
Hint
15. Which type of cell forms a protective layer for your body?
a. fat cell
b. skin cell
c. nerve cell
d. muscle cell
Hint
16. Which of the following is an organ?
a. muscle tissue
b. nerve tissue
c. stomach
d. blood tissue
Hint
17. What type of instrument is used to look at cells?
a. binoculars
b. telescope
c. glasses
d. microscope
Hint
18. If a group of organs work together to perform a specific job, what are they called?
a. tissue systems
b. an organism
c. helper organs
d. an organ system
Hint
19. What determines which traits an organism will have?
a. DNA
b. cytoplasm
c. the mitochondrion
d. the nucleus
Hint
20. Which of these is similar in function to a vacuole?
a. a closet
b. an electric circuit
c. a wall
d. a bakery manager
Self-Quiz
1. Which one of the following eukaryotic cell structures does not contain DNA?
a nucleus
a.
b.
c.
d.
a mitochondrion
the endoplasmic reticulum
a chloroplast
2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of a chromosome?
It is a colored body localized in the nucleus.
a.
b.
c.
d.
It is a protein and nucleic acid complex.
It is the cellular structure that contains the genetic material.
In eukaryotes, it is composed of many DNA molecules attached end to end.
3. A centriole is an organelle that is:
present in the center of a cell's cytoplasm
a.
b.
c.
d.
composed of microtubules and important for organizing the spindle fibers
surrounded by a membrane
part of a chromosome
4. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is:
an intracellular double-membrane system to which ribosomes are attached
a.
b.
c.
d.
an intracellular membrane that is studded with microtubular structures
a membranous structure found within mitochondria
only found in prokaryotic cells
5. In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, the genetic material is complexed with protein and organized into linear
structures called:
centrioles
a.
b.
c.
d.
histones
chromosomes
plasmids
6. Which of the following statements does not apply to the nuclear envelope?
It is a double membrane.
a.
b.
c.
d.
It has pores through which material enters and leaves.
It is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.
It has infoldings to form cristae.
7. Some proteins are found in the plasma membrane. What part of the protein is within the membrane itself?
hydrophilic region
a.
b.
c.
d.
hydroponic region
hydrophobic region
hydrocoel region
8. What is the simplest level of packing of the eukaryotic chromosome?
the nucleolus
a.
b.
c.
d.
the nucleoid
the nucleosome
the nucleoplasm
9. Lysosomes are formed by budding from which cellular organelle?
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
a.
b.
c.
d.
Golgi apparatus
rough endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus
10. All peroxisomes carry out this function:
break down fats and amino acids into smaller molecules that can be used for energy production by
a.
mitochondria
b.
c.
d.
digest macromolecules using the hydrolytic enzymes they contain
synthesize membrane components such as fatty acids and phospholipids
control the flow of ions into and out of the cell
11. Which of the following does not apply to chloroplasts?
They contain chlorophyll and the enzymes required for photosynthesis.
a.
b.
c.
d.
They contain an internal membrane system consisting of thylakoids.
They synthesize ATP (adenosine triphosphate) from ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and Pi (inorganic
phosphate).
They are bounded by two membranes, the inner of which is folded into the cristae.